I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 633 Visit
Zhan Feiyu is still reading with a hammer on his head, so that Cook Xiao and Cui Ya finally know what it is to study hard in the cold window, but the one who studies so hard is a girl's family, even if Cook Xiao worked as a errand in the Wen family. Seeing this would be shocking and surprising.

"Auntie, miss, isn't she going to sleep?" The candles were lit up in the study again, and looking at the dark sky, Cui Ya rubbed her frozen hands and continued to wash the rice.

Ms. He is very meticulous in Miss's food. The porridge with purple rice and black rice must be boiled in a purple casserole over a low fire with firewood. There are four kinds of side dishes to accompany the porridge.

This is not counting the horseshoe cake that Aunt Xiao is making, and she will continue to knead the dough to make a green onion pancake later, as well as the Jianlian red date soup that is being cooked on the stove.

Cui Ya used to think that Wang's family, where he worked as an errand, was already very rich. Now that his lady's breakfast has so many tricks, and everything is delicate and delicate, Cui Ya knows that Wang's breakfast is so rich. It's nothing like home.

"Scholars are like this, Xiaoya, you don't have to be envious, work hard, and you will have a good future with Miss." Cook Xiao said softly.

The eldest lady was like this when she was in Wen's house before, but she didn't focus on reading as much as the young lady. The eldest lady not only learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also learned needlework from the embroiderer, and also knew a little bit of medicinal food. In her spare time, she would go horse racing outside the city.

Every afternoon, I learned how to take care of the middle-end feeding with my wife. The merchants also had to understand a little bit, and they had to be able to read the accounts. Otherwise, after marriage, the dowry shops and farms would not know whether they would make money or lose money.

Cui Ya nodded straight after being taught, "I know, I will definitely do my errands well."

He recited unshakably for half an hour, and then asked He Nuan to be a sparring partner for a discussion. After Zhan Feiyu washed up and had breakfast, it was already the end of the day.

He Nuan cleaned up the dishes, and then said in a low voice, "Miss Wen's family is going to visit Zhe Jing at Zhe's house today."

After Zhejing made a big noise in Da Furen's yard, she was punished by the old lady to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on herself. Of course, Da Furen and Second Furen, including the servants of Zhe's family, knew that this was just a show.

Sure enough, news came that night that Zhe Jing had caught a cold and now it would be hot, so the punishment for kneeling was naturally over, and Zhe Jing returned to the yard where she lived to recuperate.

"Miss Wen's family is the head of the talented women in the capital, and it's really extraordinary to be able to get close to Zhejing." Zhan Feiyu admires these aristocratic daughters, no matter how much he hates each other in his heart, he always smiles when he meets Yan Yan, They are close like close friends in a boudoir, but when they turn around, they wish they could stab each other.

Mentioning the Wen family, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help thinking of Concubine Min in the palace. Wen Ruyi is Concubine Min's niece. If the second prince becomes a major event in the future, the Wen family will surely rise, and the Zhe family holds military power. It is normal for Wen Ruyi to befriend the Zhe family. but.

The fruits in the capital are so deep, Zhan Feiyu stood up, "Ah Nuan, prepare a gift, I should go visit Zhejing as well."

"Yes." Although He Nuan was puzzled, he abided by his duty and would not ask further questions.

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Originally, Zhejing made a big fuss yesterday, and the eldest lady took advantage of it, but now that Zhejing fell ill and the doctors came over, it turned out to be the eldest lady's fault. Can't the sister-in-law be tolerant of the sister-in-law?
"Mother Zhao, send that ginseng in the warehouse to Qiongju Courtyard." The eldest lady said calmly, she knew what the old lady was doing, but as a daughter-in-law, she could only bow her head.

"Ma'am, that ginseng is for your health." Zhao Mama has been in charge of the big lady's storeroom. Although both the Zhe family and the Zhao family are short of medicinal materials, good quality ginseng is hard to come by.

What's more, Zhao Mama knew that Zhejing's cold was just for show, so why did Madam take this wild ginseng, she couldn't help but said again: "There is still a 50-year-old ginseng in the warehouse, why don't you give me this one?"

"Forget it, they are just some dead things. Let Guanshi Hu pay more attention in the future." The eldest lady waved her hand indifferently. The left and right are just a ginseng. First send it to Fuchu for her to have a look at before sending it to the shop.

"Yes..." Zhao Mama replied, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Hong Ying, who was guarding the yard, come in.

"Ma'am, there's news from the front yard. Miss Yufeng Lou Zhan sent someone to send a post, saying that she wants to visit the eldest lady." After saluting, Hongying reported the news she had just heard to the eldest lady.

The eldest lady was taken aback, although she had only met Zhan Feiyu once, she could tell that she was different from ordinary daughters of aristocratic families, and her every move showed everyone's demeanor.

The daughters of these aristocratic families in the capital may have been raised in deep boudoirs. Even a talented woman like Wen Ruyi, after all, lacks this openness and calmness in her speech and demeanor.

The eldest lady couldn't help but think of her elder brother and his colleagues when she was in the boudoir. They were really gentlemen, open and open, and the eldest lady had never seen this kind of temperament in a woman.

It wasn't until she married into the Zhe family that she not only had to take care of the back house, but also handled outside affairs on behalf of the Zhe family. Only then did the eldest lady feel that her situation had changed, and she was no longer stuck in this deep house.

Miss Zhan and sister-in-law are usually young girls, but even if she doesn't speak, the eldest lady can feel that she is calm and calm from the inside out, and her face doesn't change when Mount Tai is overwhelmed.

"Have someone get ready and treat him like a distinguished guest." The lady got up and walked outside, and continued to speak to Hongying, "Take out that jar of Fangshan Luya."

Hongying was surprised for a moment, this is Fangshan Luya, and the wife only has two or two, and she is reluctant to drink it on weekdays. It seems that the lady really values ​​this Miss Zhan.

Mrs. Zhe knew that her eldest daughter-in-law would come after she received Zhan Feiyu's post. Look at the handwriting on this post: vigorous and graceful, strong and graceful. Even if Mrs. Zhe is not good at calligraphy, she can still tell The writing of this word is very good, not to mention the youngest daughter Jing'er, Erlang, who is studying in Zhe's family, can't compare with it.

"Mother." The eldest lady and the second lady came together.

Seeing that the old lady was looking at the post in a daze, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law couldn't help but startled. Could there be some mystery hidden in this invitation post.

The old lady smiled and handed the post to the eldest lady who came over, "The Zhao family has a long history, please read this post."

The eldest lady took it and couldn't help being stunned again. They all said that the handwriting is like a person, and it is not easy to write a good handwriting. It is really hard work.

The daughters of aristocratic families are also enlightened at the age of three or five, and they usually practice hairpin lower script. In addition to being really talented in calligraphy, the calligraphy of ordinary aristocratic girls is very beautiful, but it is absolutely impossible to achieve amazing levels. Calligraphers, whose fingers should not grind out several layers of calluses.

"It turned out to be cursive script?" The second lady came over and looked incomparably surprised, and asked the eldest lady: "Isn't that girl not ready yet, it's because she started to hold a pen and practice calligraphy in the womb."

The lady closed the post and solemnly put it back on the table, "Before I saw anyone, I thought it was a girl from the general's family just like my mother's guess. Only after meeting did I realize that this girl has a powerful aura, and her every move is transparent." With a bookish air, looking at her word, she must be from a scholarly family."

The families of military generals generally value martial arts over literature, even if the children in the family study, they are superficial. Only these scholarly families that have been handed down for hundreds of years can pay so much attention to reading, even women's talents are not weaker than men.

Hearing what the eldest lady said, both Mrs. Zhe and the second lady wanted to see Zhan Feiyu with their own eyes.As for the conflict between her and Zhejing, to be honest, there is no other girl in the capital who can get along with Zhejing except Miss Wen.

In addition, Zhan Feiyu is very polite here. Before Cheng Wu took people to the inn, Zhan Feiyu also made people come back with a full beard. Just because of this, Mrs. Zhe should treat Zhan Feiyu with three points of courtesy. .

After half an hour.

Qiongju Courtyard.

"Ruyi, you don't know that my sister-in-law is going to curry favor with a lowly girl of unknown origin. If it spreads, I won't be afraid of being laughed at!"

The more Zhejing thought about it, the more annoyed she became, and she also held grudges against the eldest lady, her sister-in-law, and curled her lips in disdain, "It made me kneel in the ancestral hall, so I brought a stick of ginseng to send the beggar."

Wen Ruyi wore a turquoise short jacket with flowing colors and dark flowers, matched it with a horse-face skirt of the same color, and buckskin boots, and a white fox fur cape over it. She looked elegant without losing her elegance.

"You're very angry when you speak, so it doesn't seem to be a serious problem." Wen Ruyi joked with a smile, and after the maid took off her cloak, she sat down beside Zhejing's bed, patted her hand and persuaded: " It's normal for you to be angry, after all, Da Furen's behavior really hurt your face."

Hearing Wen Ruyi's words, Zhe Jing, who was still furious just now, instantly felt relieved.

"But if Da Furen doesn't come forward, if word gets out, it will not only damage your reputation, but also affect the Zhe family. This is not worth the loss." Wen Ruyi glanced at the two standing in the corner inadvertently. Maid, I think they will tell Mrs. Zhelao what I just said word for word.

"My Zhe family is in the capital for a day, who dares to underestimate me?" Zhe Jing said arrogantly, the ancestor of the Zhe family saved the life of the founder of the country, and it was three times, and Zhe Jing was never afraid of anyone in the capital.

Wen Ruyi smiled and pulled the quilt to cover Zhe Jing, "Lie down, don't catch cold in the cold weather, you want to build a small kitchen in this yard? I have two cooks there, one is good at pastry, and the other is good at cooking Jiangnan. Food, I will send people over tomorrow."

Zhejing was still angry without mentioning this episode, but when she thought of failing to snatch people in the tooth shop, Zhejing's facial features were stained with anger again, "My mother has already called two cooks over, I just can't get angry , that lowly girl dares to rob someone from me even if she is anything!"

Zhe Jing has never been so embarrassing when she grows up, but she has been folded by Zhan Feiyu once or twice, but when she thinks of He Sheng and He Nuan's unfathomable martial arts, Zhe Jing grits her teeth in hatred, if eyes can kill, Zhan Feiyu Feiyu had already been chopped alive by her.

His eyes flickered slightly, and Wen Ruyi said a few words of reassurance. When Zhejing's anger calmed down, guilt appeared on her soft face like water, "Jing'er, speaking of this matter, it has something to do with the Wen family..."

"Was that cook sold by the Wen family?" Zhejing didn't expect such a coincidence, but no matter how domineering she was, she would never take her anger on Wen Ruyi, instead she showed a calculating smile at this moment.

"Ruyi, your servants took advantage of the loopholes to sell that cook, she was just a lady in charge, and she dared to sell her over her master, who gave her the guts!" Zhejing's words were full of disdain With contempt and contempt, he preached to Wen Ruyi, "You are too kind, that's why you were bullied by the servants. Who in the Zhe family dares to obey and disobey?"

Speaking of this, Zhejing raised her chin triumphantly, she was not as good as Ruyi in terms of talent and learning, but when it came to the way her servants disciplined people, Ruyi was not as good as herself, this is the majesty of the head of the house.

In the future when I marry into the Ning family, I will sell all the lowly maidservants in Brother Chen'an's yard immediately. They are all coquettish and charming, and they want to climb into bed and become concubines all day long, bah , don't look at whether they are worthy or not!

Wen Ruyi came over to talk, and Zhejing's mood would improve a lot, and she ordered to the maid beside her, "Go to the kitchen and tell me to prepare a banquet and deliver it at noon. I heard that there are fresh bamboo shoots, so I just want to make a chicken marrow shoot." .”

The capital is located in the north. Although it is at the foot of the emperor, it is not easy to eat fresh bamboo shoots. The winter bamboo shoots can be preserved for half a month with the soil, but the capital begins to snow in November, and it is very cold for businessmen. It will take at least more than a month for the team to transport the winter bamboo shoots. If the time is delayed, the winter bamboo shoots will lose their umami taste.

Zhejia’s basket of winter bamboo shoots is from Zhe Erye, who went out of Beijing to suppress the bandits, and rescued the caravan halfway. Ninety-nine percent of the caravan’s goods were robbed, and only the winter bamboo shoots in the carriage were left. When I arrived in the capital, I picked out a basket of the best winter bamboo shoots and sent them to Zhefu.

"Yes." The servant girl didn't dare to delay, and walked quickly to the kitchen after leaving the yard.

In the house, Zhejing asked the maid to wait on her to get up, and sat with Wen Ruyi in the flower hall outside, "Cook Niang Xiao was sold to the tooth shop without the consent of the Wen family, so the contract of sale must not count."

Zhejing felt happy when she thought of the loopholes in it, and she was waiting to go to Yufeng Tower to get back the place. What to say.

"I've already gone through the formalities at the yamen, so I'm afraid it's not easy to operate." Wen Ruyi didn't think that Zhe Jing's method would work. It was Tang Maocai's wife who sold the little cook to the dentist. Only then did Mrs. Tang take advantage of the loophole.

"I'll send someone to the yamen in a while to find out who issued the contract. As long as he admits that he only signed the contract after taking money from Mrs. Tang, the contract will be invalidated if it's illegal." Zhe Jing didn't care From the perspective of this matter, he is at most an eighth-ninth-rank sesame official. How dare he disobey the Zhe family's orders?

Before Wen Ruyi opened her mouth, the maid who went to the kitchen had already returned, but she just glanced at Zhejing indecisively, then plopped down on the ground, "Miss, the kitchen said... that there are distinguished guests coming... ...The eldest lady told me that there is a banquet, so there is no way to make chicken marrow bamboo shoots."

It's not that there is no way, but there are only so many winter bamboo shoots left. The lady has ordered it here, and there will be no Zhejing here. Although Zhejing is favored, the servants are not stupid. The eldest lady is still in charge of the house, so if she offends the eldest lady, at most she will be punished, but if she offends the eldest lady, she may be kicked out of the house.

Zhejing's good mood just now disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by raging anger, "Is sister-in-law trying to fight against me?"

The voice was sharp and ear-piercing, and Zhe Jing threw the teacup out of her hand in a rage. Regardless of the existence of Wen Ruyi, the guest, she kicked the maid who was kneeling on the ground and walked out the door. Let's see what kind of distinguished guests my sister-in-law is receiving, can't Miss Wen's family get into my sister-in-law's eyes?

"Jing'er!" Wen Ruyi yelled anxiously, trying to catch up, but was stopped by her maid.

"Miss, you are not in good health. It's cold outside. You'd better put on your cloak before going out." How dare the servant girl let Wen Ruyi go out like this, Miss Zhe has practiced boxing and kicking and is not afraid of the cold, but her lady is still taking medicinal food for conditioning The body, if it is cold in winter, it will have a great impact on women.

All the maids and women in Qiongju Court chased them out, and there were only four servants who served Wen Ruyi. There were no outsiders, and the anxious expression on Wen Ruyi's face disappeared, "What kind of distinguished guest is here at Zhe's house?"

In the capital, apart from the royal princess and princess, how many girls' identities can be more valuable than their own?Wen Ruyi didn't show it on the face, but there was a cold look in her eyes. Is the lady of the Zhe family looking down on the Wen family or herself?
The two maids serving in the room naturally didn't know, but Tian Nanny who walked in from the door looked around and said in a low voice: "The old slave just asked, it's the girl Zhan from Yufeng Tower who is here." .”

"What?" Wen Ruyi was really surprised, and then she laughed, her eyes sparkling, "This girl is interesting, let's go, let's go and have a look."

One is a foreign girl of unknown origin, and the other is the eldest lady of the Wen family. The wife of the Zhe family treats Zhan Feiyu so courteously. Wen Ruyi is her good friend.

Zhe Jing was really mad, she lost face again and again, but now this person dared to come to her door to humiliate herself, Zhe Jing only hated that she got the news too late, otherwise she would definitely bring someone to beat her out!
Seeing Zhe Jing rushing towards Da Furen's yard with more than a dozen maidservants, Ah Da and Ah Er followed closely behind, the nurse on duty couldn't help frowning, "Head, shall we go there?"

Cheng Wu stood in the corner expressionlessly. Under normal circumstances, Cheng Wu, as the leader of the Nursing Academy, would definitely lead people there.

But Zhejing's behavior is here, there will be a fight if there is no reason, the key point is that Miss Zhan is a distinguished guest of the eldest lady, and she is also kind to Cheng Wu and the others. At this moment, they were caught in a dilemma in the past. Madam, if you don't make a move, you will offend the eldest lady.

"Send someone to report to the old lady. You two come with me and have a look. Don't let anyone find out." Cheng Wu finally decided to go there, but he didn't show his face if he could. Miss Zhan has a sense of propriety and will definitely not let the master The family is in a dilemma.

Zhan Feiyu came to the Zhe family first to meet the old lady of the Zhe family, and then left with the first lady and the second lady after some pleasantries. After all, the old lady is old, and her seniority and status are here, so it is indeed inconvenient to receive her in person. Zhan Feiyu.

"Sister-in-law doesn't need to cover up for my younger sister. Miss Zhan also knows that younger sister has a temper. She is just competitive and wants to overwhelm anyone she sees." The second lady has a straightforward temperament, and she naturally has no worries when speaking.

Besides, what I said is correct, even Zhe Jing's reputation doesn't need to be covered up by her, anyone in the capital would know that the young lady of the Zhe family is domineering and arrogant, chasing the eldest son of the Ning family all over the capital.

The eldest lady coughed twice, and used the movement of drinking tea to cover up the embarrassment and helplessness on her face. Fortunately, this is her own yard, so no matter what she said, it would not spread.

Zhan Feiyu was amused by the resentment of the second lady. It seemed that the second lady had suffered from the cowardice of the sister-in-law, but there was the old lady, the mother-in-law, suppressing her.

Suddenly, a noise accompanied by Zhe Jing's shouting sounded outside.

The second wife curled her lips angrily, "Look, I'm not wrong, this is not the time to make trouble again, who's sister-in-law broke into my sister-in-law's yard so unrulyly."

Zhejing made a big fuss yesterday, and injured several of the servants serving in the Da Furen's yard, the most seriously injured was Lu Liu, who was whipped several times on the face, I'm afraid they were all disfigured.

Now Zhe Jing came over again aggressively, and the servants in the yard were all terrified, even if they were wearing a lot of winter clothes, they couldn't stand the whip.

"I made Miss Zhan laugh, I'll go out and have a look." The eldest lady suppressed the fire, meeting such a sister-in-law really committed a crime in her previous life.

Zhan Feiyu also got up and went out, facing Zhejing's eyes full of anger in the yard, Zhan Feiyu didn't need to think to know that it was directed at him.

"Little sister, it's better to get rid of enemies than to make friends. Miss Zhan came here to visit you when she heard that you were sick." The eldest lady explained patiently, but the smile on her face was a bit far-fetched.

Knowing Zhejing's temperament, the lady brought gifts from Zhan Feiyu are temporarily placed in her yard, and she is going to send them to Qiongju courtyard after she leaves. This is Zhan Feiyu's courtesy, and Zhe's family will also accept this Affection.

"Little sister, don't be angry. Ms. Zhan came to visit my mother. Just now, our mother asked us to treat Ms. Zhan well. Don't neglect the distinguished guest." The second wife followed suit, but moved Mrs. Zhe Lao out.

(End of this chapter)